<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>SUM Function</title> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="description" content="" /> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="../editor.css" /> </head> <body> <div class="mainpart"> <h1>SUM Function</h1> <p>The <b>SUM</b> function is one of the math and trigonometry functions. It is used to add all the numbers in the selected range of cells and return the result.</p> <p>The <b>SUM</b> function syntax is:</p> <p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>SUM(argument-list)</em></b></p> <p>where <b><em>argument-list</em></b> is a set of numeric values entered manually or included into the cells you make reference to.</p> <p>To apply the <b>SUM</b> function,</p> <ol> <li>select the cell where you wish to display the result,</li> <li>click the <b>Insert Function</b> <img alt="Insert Function icon" src="../images/insertfunction.png" /> icon situated at the top toolbar, <br />or right-click within a selected cell and select the <b>Insert Function</b> option from the menu, or click the <img alt="Function icon" src="../images/function.png" /> icon situated at the formula bar and select the <b>SUM</b> function of the <b>Math and trigonometry</b> function group,</li> <li>enter the required arguments separating them by commas or select the range of cells with the mouse,</li> <li>press the <b>Enter</b> button.</li> </ol> <p>The result will be displayed in the selected cell.</p> <p style="text-indent: 150px;"><img alt="SUM Function" src="../images/sum.png" /></p> </div> </body> </html>